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NC Institutional Galleriescontinued from Page 42Janice Mason Steeves, Randall Stoltsfus, andKerry Vander Meer. Drawing Gallery, ThroughSept. 6 - "Credo: Documentary Photographsof Signs Following Believers by Rick Cary".Photographer, Rick Cary, practices what heterms "photo-ethnography". Cary¹s work asa documentary photographer is rooted in hisacademic training in both photography and inthe psychology of art. His primary interest is inmaking images that convey the lived experiencesof real people, in real time, in a real place, doingreal things that are meaningful to them. Rick Carypresents the exhibition Credo after twelve yearsof research with the Reverend Jimmy Morrowat the Church of God in Jesus¹ Name Only inthe southern Appalachian Mountains. Dr. RickCary is Professor of Art, Chair of the Divisionof Professional Programs at Mars Hill College.Alumni/Thesis Gallery, Through Sept. 13 -"Concepts of the Book: Conceptual Artists’ Booksfrom the Collection of the Fine Art Museum." Thisexhibition presents a variety of conceptual artists’books form the permanent collection of the FineArt Museum. These books were selected in collaborationwith Professor Seth McCormick andhis Fall 2012 Contemporary Art Class and includebooks from artists John Baldessari, Robert Barry,Frederick Barthelme, Hanne Darboven, Jan Dibbets,Dan Graham, Douglas Huebler, StephenKaltenbach, On Kawara, Barbara Kruger, SolLewitt, George F. Maciunas, N. E. Thing Co.(Iain and Ingrid Baxter), Dieter Roth, Ed Ruscha,Michael Snow, and Lawrence Weiner. Ongoing- "Worldviews," featuring selections from the PermanentCollection and new acquisitions featuringregional, national and international artists' worksin all media. Hours: Tue.- Fri.,10am-4pm & Sat.,1-4pm. Contact: 828/227-3591 or at (http://www.wcu.edu/museum/).DillsboroJackson County Green Energy Park, 100Green Energy Park Rd., Dillsboro. Ongoing- Featuring art created with renewable energyfeaturing blown glass, forge-hammered metals,ceramics. The Jackson County Green EnergyPark (JCGEP) utilizes clean, renewable energyresources to encourage economic development,provide environmental protection, andoffer educational opportunities that together willhelp lead towards a more sustainable futurefor Western North Carolina. Hours: Tue.-Thur.,1-4pm & Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact: 828/631-0271 or at (www.jcgep.org).DurhamCenter for Documentary Studies at DukeUniversity,1317 West Pettigrew Street, Durham.Kreps & Lyndhurst Galleries, ThroughJuly 27 - "One Place: Paul Kwilecki and FourDecades of Photographs from Decatur CountyPhotographs by Paul Kwilecki". Though histalent and ambition could have taken him mostanywhere, Paul Kwilecki (1928–2009) choseto remain in Bainbridge, Georgia, the smalltown where he was born, raised, and ran thefamily’s hardware store. A self-taught photographer,he documented life in his community formore than four decades, making hundreds ofmasterful and intimate black-and-white prints.Porch and University Galleries, ThroughAug. 31 - "Hidden in Plain Sight: ArchitecturalReminders of Durham’s Vital Past," featuringphotographs by Jack Anderson. PhotographerMJ Sharp, a Center for Documentary Studiesinstructor, did an independent study withundergraduate student Jack Anderson thatculminated in his exhibition of nighttime blackand-whitephotographs, Hidden in Plain Sight:Architectural Reminders of Durham’s Vital Past.Sharp explores the world at night in her work,as does Anderson. “We talk like two old crustysailors about shooting at night,” says Sharp,“and I’ve been out on the sea just a little bitlonger.” Hours: Mon.-Thur, 9am-7pm; Fri., 9am-5pm; Sat., 11am-4pm; & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact:919/660-3663 or at (cds.aas.duke.edu).Claymakers, Gallery of Fine Handmade Pottery,705 Foster St., Durham. CommunityGallery, Ongoing - Shows an ongoing, butrotating, exhibit of Claymakers Communityartists. Current exhibitors include Corinne Fox,Deborah Harris, Laura Korch, Barbara McKenzie,Teresa Pietsch, Elizabeth Paley, GillianParke, Savannah Scarborough, and EvelynWard. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-6pm & 3rd fri. ofthe month from 6-9pm. Contact: 919/530-8355or at (www.claymakers.com).Durham Arts Council Building, 120 MorrisStreet, Durham. Allenton Gallery, Through July14 - "Nancy Tuttle May: Selected Works," featuringmixed media works on canvas. The artist hasused acrylic, gold leaf, oil sticks, pumice, marbledust, silk tissue and other collage elements todepict intense, vibrant colors on an abstractedfield. Semans Gallery, Through July 14 - "OURHOUSE: Durham Arts Council School AnnualFaculty and Student Exhibition". This annual exhibitionshowcases the artistic talent associatedwith the Durham Arts Council School, featuring adiverse mix of paintings, photography, mosaics,clay, fiber, and mixed media. Ella Fountain PrattLegacy Gallery, Through July 14 - "With TheseHands: Quilting as a Spiritual Journey," featuringart quilts by Sauda Zahra. A reception will be heldon Jan. 18, from 5-7pm. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-9pm & Sun., 1-6pm. Contact: 919/560-2787 or at(www.durhamarts.org).Golden Belt Arts Gallery, Golden Beltcomplex, Building 2, room 100, 807 East MainStreet, Durham. Ongoing - The gallery is committedto promoting the work of emerging local,regional and national contemporary artists.Exhibitions of varying size and theme will be onview throughout the year with openings coincidingwith Third Friday Durham. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pm and Sun., noon-6pm. Contact:919/967-7700 or at (www.goldenbeltarts.com).North Carolina Central University Museumof Art, 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham.Ongoing - Permanent collection focuses onAfrican American art of the 19th & 20th century,including works by Edward Mitchell Bannister,Henry Ossawa Tanner, Romare Bearden, JacobLawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, and Norman Lewis.As well as more contemporary works by SamGilliam, Richard Hunt, William Artis, and KerryJames Marshall. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9am-4:30pm &Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 919/560-6211 or at (http://www.nccu.edu/artmuseum/).Power Plant Gallery at ATC, 318 Blackwell StDurham. Ongoing - The Power Plant Gallery isan off-site extension of the arts at Duke, promotingvisual arts engagement with students, facultyand visitors from Durham and beyond. With1,500 square feet of exhibition space, the galleryis equipped to exhibit a range of media, from photographyand painting to video and installation.Featuring a rotating program of work by Dukestudents, faculty, and visiting scholars, as well aslocally, nationally and internationally recognizedartists, the gallery is a new and exciting additionto the growing, vibrant Durham art scene. Hours:Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Sat., noon-5pm. Contact:call 919/660-3695 or e-mail at (mfaeda@duke.edu).The Carrack Modern Art, 111 West ParrishStreet, Durham. Ongoing - The Carrack ModernArt features work by local artists in groupand solo exhibitions, punctuated by a myriad ofshorter artistic events that include outdoor projections,slam poetry, film screenings and musicalperformances. Hours: Mon.-Fri., noon-6pm;Sat., 2-5pm or by appt. Contact: Laura Ritchieat 704/213-6666 or at (http://thecarrack.org).The Nasher Museum of Art, Duke UniversityCentral Campus, 2001 Campus Drive, Durham.Through July 21 - "Wangechi Mutu: A FantasticJourney". This is Mutu’s first major solomuseum exhibition, the most comprehensiveand experimental show for this internationallyrenownedmultidisciplinary artist. Born in 1972in Nairobi, Kenya, and based in Brooklyn,NY, Mutu tackles the issues pertaining toglobalization from the margins of the GlobalSouth through her distinctive afrofuturist lens.Just as Hannah Höch and Romare Beardenwere seminal artists employing the mediumof collage in their respective eras and cultures,Mutu defines today’s multi-faceted 21stcentury global sensibility through her hybridizedaesthetic. Combining found materials andmagazine cutouts with sculpture and paintedimagery, she samples from sources as diverseas African traditions, international politics, thefashion industry and science fiction. ThroughJuly 7 - "Recent Acquisitions". Nasher Museumand the 50th Anniversary. The Nasher Museumof Art at Duke University presents an installationof paintings, works on paper and sculpturein collaboration with the 50th anniversary of thefirst black students enrolled at Duke. The installation,all recent gifts and purchases for the permanentcollection, reflects the museum’s ongoingfocus on artists of African descent. Artistsinclude Radcliffe Bailey, Barkley L. Hendricks,Zanele Muholi, Robert Pruitt, Nari Ward, CarrieMae Weems, Kehinde Wiley, and more. Also- Nasher Museum Café and Museum Shop.Admission: Yes, but free to Durham residents,courtesy of “The Herald-Sun” newspaper.Hours: Tue.- Sat., 10am-5pm; Thur. till 9pm; &Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: 919/684-5135 or at(www.nasher.duke.edu).EdentonTable of ContentsChowan Arts Council/Your Community ArtsCenter, 504 S. Broad Street, Edenton. Ongoing- The Gallery features art from North East NCartists as well as some from within a 5 hour drivingradius. You will find our beautiful waterfrontlocation a pleasant destination as well as the fineart that hangs within our walls. Stained glass,pottery, photography, fiber arts, and painting invarious media. We have metal art by JonathanBowling and Woodrow Slade, various forms of artby Christine Henninger, oils by Jane Perry, woodart by several local artist. You will find your visitto Edenton enjoyable and the Gallery a delight toyour artist senses. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 11am-4pm &Sat.-Sun., 10am-2pm. Contact: 252/482-8005 orat (www.chowanarts.com).Elizabeth CityThe Center, Arts of the Albemarle, 516 EastMain Street, Elizabeth City. Ongoing - A newfeatured artist section which will rotate everymonth. Receptions will be held each monthon the 1st Friday. The Jenkins Gallery carriesworks by area artists for purchase. Hours:Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 252/338-6455or at (http://www.artsaoa.com/).FayettevilleCape Fear Studios, 148-1 Maxwell Street,Fayetteville. Ongoing - Featuring original worksby 40 artists in a variety of media, inc2luding oils,pastels, watercolors, pottery, basketry, jewelry,photography, slumped glass, stained glass,and fabric art. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 11am-5pm &Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact: 910/433-2986, e-mailat (capefearstudios@mindspring.com) and at(www.capefearstudios.com).Gallery ONE13, 113 Gillespie Street, (acrossthe Street from McDuff’s Tea Room) Fayetteville.Ongoing - The gallery serves as a platform forlocal artists. It is used for juried and non-juriedexhibition and is also available for rent for independentartist exhibitions and group exhibitions.Hours: Fri. & Sat., 10am-5pm and till 9pm on 4thFridays. Contact: 910-223-2787.The Arts Center, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, 301 Hay Street, Fayetteville.July 26 - Aug. 17 - "The Healing Arts II,"sponsored by Cape Fear Valley Health System,celebrates art collected and/or created by localphysicians. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 8:30am-5pm;Fri., 8:30-noon; and Sat., noon-4pm. Contact:910/323-1776 or at (http://www.theartscouncil.com/).GastoniaArts on Main Art Center, 212 W Main Avenue,at the intersection of Main and South, formerlythe historic Citizens National Bank, Gastonia.Ongoing - Home of Gaston County Art Guildand we offer a fine arts gallery, gift shop, 18working studio spaces and classroom areas.Hours: Tue.-Thur., 11:30am-5:30pm and Fri.-Sat., 11am-7pm. Contact: 704/865-4224 or at(www.gastoncountyartguild.com).GoldsboroArts Council of Wayne County, 2406 E. AshStreet, Goldsboro. Ongoing - The Art Market islocated on the second floor of the Arts Councilof Wayne County building. We represent approximatley50 NC based artists including potters,jewelry designers, wood turners, paintersand writers. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-7pm & Sat.,11am-2pm. Contact: 919/736-3300 or at (www.artsinwayne.org).Greensboro AreaThroughout Greensboro, first Fri. of themonth, till 9pm - "First Friday," featuring a gallerycrawl of several gallery spaces in Greensboro.For further info (www.uacarts.org).African American Atelier & Bennett Collegefor Women Gallery, Greensboro Cultural Center,200 N. Davie Street, Greensboro. Ongoing- Featuring works by local, regional and nationalAfrican American artists. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Wed., till 7pm & Sun., 2-5pm. Contact:336/333-6885.Elliott University Center Art Gallery, 221 ElliottUniversity Center, UNC-G, Greensboro. Ongoing- Featuring works by student and alumniartists. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-9pm. Contact:336/408-3659.Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, 200North Davie Street, Greensboro Cultural Center,Greensboro. Through Aug. 18 - "Species: ANorth Carolina Perspective," features the workof 27 artists, both seasoned makers and the nextgeneration of makers, working in wood. This exhibition,guest curated by Brent Skidmore, bringsthe art of woodworking to a new level. Skidmoreis an Assistant Professor of Art, Director of CraftStudies at UNC-Asheville and maintains a studioat Grovewood Studios in Asheville. He receivedhis MFA in Sculpture from Indiana University anda BFA in Sculpture from Murray State Universitywhere he was first Participating artists include:Chris Abel, Elizabeth Alexander, Fatie Atkinson,Elia Bizzari, David Caldwell, John Clark, MelissaEngler, Dustin Farnsworth, Brian Fireman, RussellGale, Mark Gardner, Derek Hennigar, RobynHorn, Stoney Lamar, Timothy Maddox, DavidMerrifield, Brad Reed Nelson, Kurt Nielsen,George Peterson, Richard Prisco, Nathan Rose,Sylvie Rosenthal, Tom Shields, Al Spicer, JoëlUrruty, Michael Waldeck, and Robert Winkler.Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Wed. till 7pm; andSun., 2-5 pm. Contact: 336/333-7460 or at (www.greenhillcenter.org).Guilford College Art Gallery, Hege Library,5800 W. Friendly Avenue, Greensboro. Ongoing- Additional galleries feature rotating selectionsfrom the College’s wide-ranging permanentcollection of fine art and craft. Hours: Mon.-Fri.,9am-5pm & Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 336/316-2438or at (www.guilford.edu/artgallery/).Guilford Native American Art Gallery, GreensboroCultural Center, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro.Ongoing - Featuring works by Carolina'sNative Americans. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5-:30pm. Contact: 336/273-6605.Irene Cullis Gallery, Greensboro College, 815W. Market Street, Greensboro. Ongoing - Featuringworks by studen, faculty and others. Hours:Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Sun., 2-5pm. Contact:336/272-7102, ext. 301.NC A&T State University Galleries, 1601 E.Market Street, Dudley Building, NC A&T StateUniversity, Greensboro. Ongoing - The MattyeReed African Heritage Collection seeks toeducate people about the culture, history and accomplishmentsof African societies and peoplesof African descent. It achieves this through thedevelopment of exhibits drawn from its extensivecollection of African artifacts, which represent across-section of African cultures from over thirtyfivecountries. The collection is made up of fineexamples of African material culture includingsculptures, masks, figures, household implements,musical instruments, and textiles. Themodern collection includes works from Nigeria,Ghana, Ethiopia, Haiti and elsewhere in theAfrican Diaspora. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-5pm &sat., 1-5pm. Contact: 336/334-3209.The Center for Visual Artists Greensboro,second floor of the Cultural Arts Center, 200North Davie St., Greensboro. Ongoing - Featuringworks by member artists from throughoutthe greater Greensboro area. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,10am-5pm; Weds. till 7pm; & Sun., 2-5pm.Contact: 336/333-7485 or at (www.greensboroart.org).Arlene Shechet, “In and of Itself”, 2011, glazedand fired ceramic, and wood, 43 1/2 x 11 x 11 in.Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co.,New York.Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of NorthCarolina - Greensboro, Cone Building, Tateand Spring Garden Streets, Greensboro. TheGregory D. Ivy Gallery, The WeatherspoonGuild Gallery, Through Oct. 20 - "Art History:Redux". This journey through the history of artwill explore the nuanced distinctions betweeninspiration, innovation, and imitation. In theworks included in the exhibit, the artists considerand probe art historical precedents in searchof standards, ideals and icons, but ultimatelyproduce unique objects that are noteworthy inthemselves. The Louise D. and Herbert S. Falk,Sr. Gallery, Through Sept. 15 - "Arlene Shechet:That Time". This exhibition of sculptures byArlene Shechet offers an up-to-the-minute look ather iconoclastic approach to ceramics. Shechetfavors improvisational methods and a trial-anderrorprocess over methodical and technicalfacility. At once comically awkward and elegantlypoised, her paradoxical forms teeter, lean, bulge,torque, and reach in multiple directions at once,defying their own weight. “In fact, often thingsdo collapse or fall over, and many don’t make it,but I love working on that precarious edge,” shesays of her process. “For me, this has obviousemotional, psychological, and philosophicalmeaning.” The Bob & Lissa Shelley McDowellGallery, Through Aug. 18 - "the kids are all right:an exhibition about family and photography". Thisexhibit brings the bedrock theme of family into thetwenty-first century - an age when love definesthe family unit more than tradition, convention,the law, or even blood. This exhibition will featurephotography and time-based media created inthe last ten years by 38 established and emergingartists who sensitivelycontinued on Page 44Carolina Arts, July 2013 - Page 43